prostate
noun /ˈprɒsteɪt/
/ˈprɑːsteɪt/
(also prostate gland)
- a small organ in men, near the bladder, that produces a liquid in which sperm is carried
前列腺 Collocations DictionaryProstate is used before these nouns:- cancer
词源mid 17th cent.: via French from modern Latin prostata, from Greek prostatēs ‘one that stands before’, from pro ‘before’ + statos ‘standing’.